I just want to add my thanks to all the others. The directions included with this filter are the worst of all the filters I have used in the past. Your video and verbal instructions are excellent.

Thanks. This video sure helped me. I was wondering if they forgot a piece of tubing, before realising I might have to cut it in two. The instructions really suck, thank God for helpful folks on KZread!

I bought a 2213 classic today. Exactly the same setting up as this one. Instructions were absolute rubbish but luckily I figured it out with help of youtube video's like this. Now its in the tank running and I can see its a very good filter. Runs very quiet and has cleared up the tank very well. Worth the money and effort. Ill be buying another one for my other tank actually. Im only going to consider external canister filters from now on. Yes I like this product.

I think Eheim should pay you for putting up such a comprehensive how to video. Calling their instruction manual hopeless is actually an understatement. I would have loved to see you actually put this in the aquarium.

Really helpful. Someone dismantled it to clean and this really helped me put it together again

Thanks, I just received my 2213 and watching this has help piece together what the poor instructions included don't tell you.

Thank you for putting the camera down so we can see things clearly! It's also always helpful to have a real time video that is not chopped up with unnecessary edits that make us wonder what happened in the cuts. Great video. Thank you.

A video that's actually in focus, with light, and without you holding the camera in one hand and constantly moving it around. Thank you thank you thank you.

Very nice video, got my eheim 2217 today, had no clue what so ever on what to do...my first cannister filter... but your video really helped...

Great video. This really helped me figure out how to set up the filter that I bought 2nd hand.

@gerryxanthopoulou1279

2 жыл бұрын

Same here,the only thing missing is the guard for the input tube.

Thanks a lot, its 2 and a half years, and still this seems to be the best 2215 setup video around.

thanks man I has this stuiped filter for 2 months and it's hasn't worked...I've put about 10 hrs on and off try to get it to work..8 minutes after watching your video it's working...thank you from a stranger in nj..

Bro you are a saint! Seriously Eheim should be paying you for all this!! Thanks again.

Thank You!!!!!!! I also used it to set up my 2213 after searching high and low to figure out how to put it together.

I found a saltwater setup that had been dumped that included one of these external pumps. used this video to see if it worked once I got it home. It did! nice one.

Saved me a great deal of time and agro. Thanks

I dont usually write comments on you tube, but thanks a million mate... i would be completely stuck without you help... Cheers again!

Thanks s lot for the detailed instruction. I cannot imagine how I would be able to assemble the unit without your video. Awesome! From Hong Kong.

The hard part is getting started.The hard part is getting the thing to run. HE went over the easy stuff.

I wish I had found this first when I set mine up initially. I was stuck staring at that long tube for I don't know how long before I got some help. That was more than three years ago and I love this filter. But I wound up watching this video just to brush up. Thank you for this.

@desses1

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Jayme, I'm glad it helped! Thanks for your comments.

Thank you sooo much for this vid!! lol i got a 2217 and a 2215 to set up and this really helped to answer alot of questions i had when trying to set them up! .. thanks again! .. great vid!!

Might be one of the best instructional videos I've ever seen! I'm still considering which filter for my new 75 gal freshwater, but leaning towards this. What a huge help, thank you for taking the time to post this!

Thanks for this! We had no idea what we were doing with the impossible instructions. This really helped us figure it all out!

A little trick as an additional info: As mentioned in the video, the hose is quite stiff and it is difficult to attach to the tip of plastic tube. Do not force it or you may damage it. Instead take a lovely mug, fill it with boiling water. Dip the end of the hose into the water for a few seconds and then try connecting it with the plastic tube. You will see it is now much easier now...

Thank you very much. Your video is still helping people iike myself get it set up correctley.. Yes the directions leave a lot to be desired. You explain it in a very user friendly way. I was at my wits end before seeing this, and about ready to spend some big bucks to have an aquarium place do a service call to set it up for me. I appreciate your time and concern for those who are having the same problems. Regards

This is one of the most comprehensive videos. Thank you, have an upvote sir!

Thanks for doing this video! I just got a used eheim for a steal, but no instructions. Probably could have figured it out through trial & error, but I think you made my weekend exponentially better!

Excellent thanks. Agree the instructions are thoroughly cryptic! Many thanks

Thank you for posting this, helped me!!

Thank you for your video. I am a fairly accomplished DIY type of guy and I lost my patience with the instructions after about an hour.

@Sudipto17Kolkata

8 жыл бұрын

+Paul Mann - these instruction manuals are completely useless. They are more "safety instructions" to cover the companies from law suits than to actually help you set it up. The company does not even have its own professionally made videos for customers. This is true not just about Eheim but for any damn gadget out there in the market. They should stop calling them "instruction manual".

Thanks a lot. The instruction is so written that it is impossible to understand anything. Your video very much helped :)

THANK YOU... I WOULDN'T HAD BEEN ABLE TO SETUP MINE WITHOUT THIS VIDEO....

Thanks for doing this video. First time using my filter and it really helped me understand what to do.

Thanks heaps for that too, worked a treat with a 2213.

Very helpful. I was able to setup my Eheim without even reading the installation booklet.

Thanks for the video desses1. The instructions that came with the Eheim were indeed horrible. (In several languages!) This video made the setup and priming a breeze. I'm loving my Eheim. It's so darn quiet that I have to check the flow to believe its working.

This helped a lot. Thanks for making this!

Great video ... It helped solve a bit of a problem I was having. Thanks!

Thanks alot for this Desses, I plan on buying this filter soon for my very first tank, and I have never set up a filter before. I think this will definitely help!

Very helpful! Thanks for making this.

youre a legend!! this video helped so much

setting one up tomorrow, great little vid has helped alot. Thanks

Fantastic video. You're brilliant!

Thanks for tht info.. Just got my filter tday... It's looking awesome! Do post more videos on these .. Ur videos r really such a great help

Thank you very much!! This video solved my questions about setup!!!

When I got my first Eheim canister filter home and looked at the enclosed 'instructions', I thought, "Help!" I looked on YT and found your wonderful tutorial! It is up and running! Make more videos, I was sad to see this was your only one! You are a great teacher! Thanks again from Gastonia, NC p.s. Quick question: The filter sounds like an air bubble goes through it every now and then, I checked to see if the bubbler thing was too close to the intake, but it wasn't.

Thanks for sharing, the instructions suck, but we were able to install easily with your video!!

It has really helped me, thanks! The instructions were terrible. Greetings from Spain

thanks very much, its a very good setup video

Thanks for your help! Very informative!

Thanks so much!! your instructions really helped.

Thank you for a wonderful instructions, It's very helpful. I really happy.

Ugh, it's been a year so it was time to tear my filter apart for cleaning. Thank you for the vid because I forgot which was the intake/outtake and had them reversed.

Thank you so much for this! Now on to actually try it!

Another thanks, had to SEE it put together. You'd figure after 3 years since this great video was posted the instructions would have been re-written.

Dude your the man thanks for this Vid helped me alot..............

great video thanks! helped allot

Thank you for putting this together. I feel like I have a starting point now. The thing that is really throwing me off is the elbow hard plastic piece on the output. Mine seems to be shaped different from what you have in the picture.

Great video!! Thanks....a million!

incredibly helpful, thank you so much!

thank you,your video helps me

Thank you amazing job the thomas guy on every other video likes to show extreme close ups and also his face a lot which helps no one.

Brilliant video. I am new to aquariums and just received my canister filter last week. This really helped. Not sure if I have the valves the right way round. It seems to be working but the water is still cloudy. Is there any special way for the input and output valves to go. Thanks.

thank you very much.,...huge help even though we had the 250

YOU CHAMPION!!! saved my life!!!!! that manual needs to be burnt!!! rubbish!! thankkk youuu !!!!!!!!!

Thank you. It worked out great. Can you tell me where the other 2 plug stoppers go?

hey thanks for the video i have had mine working for a long time and when i went to clean it and out it back together the suction from the input into the canister just dosent suck up any water would you be able to help me? thanks.

Very helpful! Thanks man

great video! i currently have a 50gallon planted tank 90x45x45, will eheim 350 sounds ok ?

Very helpful, thank you!

thanks. very informative

Thank you! This helped me a lot! I bought this filter from a person today and I could not for the life of me figure it out. This made it much easier! :)

Thank you this is the first time I have understood because you did not rush through the descriptions. I was gifted my E2213 canister, so there was virtually no instructions available to me. One question though, If I may. What is the significance of the double tap connecters? Can one connector suffice instead of two in some instances? I have a 55 gal tank.

thank you very much for showing me how to put together this confusing system. I didn't get the valves with mine though

thanks for the help!

Thanks much! Been looking into one of these same filters for a 56 gallon freshwater aquarium. You didn't mention how many gallons your tank is, will the 2215 work good on a 56 gallon? I've heard the rule of thumb is 4-5 times the tank size filtration per hour, so I thought maybe the 2217?

thank you so much!!

Have just aquired a 2nd hand marine reef tank that has the 2215 filter and no instructions. Thanks for taking the time to make the video...now I know how it works...now to work out how often to clean it out. Does this filter polish the water as I have noticed lots of very fine matter in the tank making it look like its too salty if you know what I mean. Salt levels are being taken care of....it just looks like 1000's of wee sparkly bits.

What were two different types of mediums you put in the filter? Was there anything in-between the two layers of medium? Did you get the media filter pack by eheim as well?

I just bought a step lower version than yours. Its 2213. this helped me as both doesn't have much difference in priming. I have a 30 gallon tank and yet to install my first canister. Please let me know if there are any new things that you discovered and that might be helpful to beginners like me. Thanks.

How's the Eheim 2215 after 8 years later? Picked a used one, about 2 years old for cheap price, can't wait to hook everything together on my 65 Gallon:)

Thanks for the video. It helped a lot. As you said the instructions that come with it are pretty much useless.

Thx for this vid. My only concern is cleaning out the biomass. Doesn’t chlorinated water kill off the beneficial bacteria and destabilize your water? But I do love how we can use bulk material to economize on material. I’m new to this and plan on using your technique to set up my tank. Thx

@urbansk8r231

4 жыл бұрын

Yes it does that's why you clean it in a bucket of aquarium water . I keep mine in a filter bag.

What size tank would this filter work on? would it be too much on a 20 gallon?

@matthewdimon5440

10 жыл бұрын

No such thing as to much filtration for aquariums.

This video was the ONLY way I was able to complete my initial setup. I have a question, though...I tried to clean the tubing today for the first time and then reconnect my setup, and I can't get it going a second time. Any advice??

Question if you connect the top only holding it up with your hands not on the filter , does that piece of plastic is supposed to spin or what? Cuz mine doesnt

hey there. wat u have just given here is truly commendable. great help.. thanxs a bunch. i do have a small question.. how do u get to start these filters? i mean how do u prome em the first time before v use it.. kindly let me know or even a demo if u really have the time. i wud really appreciate it

Hi! This is very helpful. I am going crazy trying to set up! What about the different tube diameters? Should larger diameter be intake or out? And I do not have a hard elbow. I am sad that instructions for such a highly rated filter are so poor.

@Sudipto17Kolkata

8 жыл бұрын

+Jean Balfour - I don't know if it is too late to reply. The larger tube goes into the bottom inlet of the filter (shaped like a J). The smaller pipe is for the top of the filter from where water comes out. In fact you can not fit one into the other.

Can you please tell me how to get the foam to stop spinning????

bro,, nice and good video,, may i ask you one question, hmm, is this apply also for 2260 classic filter??

The dog is like : who are you talking to

thanks buddy!

Thanks!!

THANK GOD U MADE THIS VIDEO THOSE INSTRUCTIONS ARENT WORTH DAMN

thank you!

Thank you....

THANK YOU!!!!!

Thanks video

I have 3-2215's and 1-2217 running on my 2 90gl tanks they are very easy filters to have and if you add a sponge filter on your intake you dont need to do any maintance for at least 6 months or more. Also to make it much easier on you if you are buying them new or getting new hoses cut about a 4 inch piece of hose and attach to your intake and outtake conections on the canister. Than connect your quick release couplings and your hoses. This will put the quick release couplings within easy reach every time you have to work on your filters. Also makes it easy to start the water syphon after cleaning your filter and sucking on the out take hose lol.

@5gef

8 жыл бұрын

+Jim Tee add sponge filter at where exactly? which part of intake?

@LushWisdum

8 жыл бұрын

The intake is in your tank you wrap a medium or course pad around it food gets stuck on it the fish eat it and less of it gets into your filter. Its like an extra mechanical filter and you can clean it weekly to keep the flow high.

@5gef

8 жыл бұрын

Jim Tee thank you! I'm planning to setup my aquarium and looking for valuable tips as many as possible!

@LushWisdum

8 жыл бұрын

search on KZread theres lots of things you can learn lots of videos to watch too.

@Player_Review

7 жыл бұрын

+Jim Tee I hate when you accidentally get a mouthful of tank water. Enjoyed your comment and helpful advice in addition to the uploader's video.

Thanx!